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Fast liquid dnb break 172bpm 4 bars

drumloop 172 BPM 5.6 s 2ch
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  • drumloop
  • fast
  • liquid
  • dnb
  • break
  • 172bpm
  • bars

About this sample

This 4-bar drum loop runs at 172 BPM and features a fast liquid drum and bass breakbeat. The kick is a sine wave with a rapid pitch drop from 180Hz to 55Hz and a tight decay, providing a punchy but clear low end. The snare combines a 200Hz sine fundamental with a high-passed noise burst filtered above 1200Hz, giving a crisp, woody crack with medium-fast decay. Hats are high-passed white noise above 8kHz, playing a 16th-note shuffled pattern with velocity accents and slight stereo spread. Ghost snares add low-velocity hits between main beats for a rolling groove. The full mix is softly saturated with tanh and high-passed at 35Hz for clarity.

This loop suits liquid and fast drum and bass styles around 172 BPM. It can be layered with deep sub-bass and melodic elements while retaining clarity due to the tight envelopes and high-pass filtering. Watch for midrange buildup in the mix, as the snare's noise layer is prominent, and consider subtle compression or EQ to fit it within a dense arrangement.

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